The structures of crystals, from metals to proteins, have successfully been explored with X-rays. An ultrafast switch turns this idea around and uses a crystal to control the timing of X-ray pulses.
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Krausz, F., Spielmann, C. Slick switching of X-rays. Nature 413, 785–787 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35101677
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